Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26
HORSE GOSSIP.


by the victories of Kingiish and Hanover
including the stake money.
Puritan by AlmoHt got a pacing record
of 2:16 at Buffalo. Charley Frel, grand
son of Almont, won first money in the
race.
The old steeplechaser Disturbance has
been purchased from the Excelsior stable
aud presented to superintendent Pickett
of Saratoga, by a number of his friends.
snapper" Garrison has got a great colt
in Eolian. He has now won four races
with him in week, and, if reports are
true, has won out his purchase money and
$4,000 beside.
The executive committee of the Gentle
mems Driving club of New York are max
ing an effort to bring Harry Wilkes and
Patron together again at their meeting in
September.
Albert Oliver has purchased from owen
Calltgan his two months-old colt by Bel
sale of any of the Kentucky stations get
brought to Pittsburgh by g. f. Hutch
inson.
The Clinton county agricultural society
have concluded to give a purse of S15 for
running horses, to be divided as follows
$40 to the first $50 to the second, SIS to
third. The race to be half mile heats best
two out of three. The entries close on
August n
There are over 40 entries for the races at
Bedford, i. O., next Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Among them are Driver, 2:19H;
Earl, 220j2 Tattler, 2.2G; Beauty, = 264
Chazy Maid, 2:2S Pckwick, 2:29l4 Geo.
NJ. Ballard, 2:294 ; Chestnut Hall, 22215.
The entries for the races of the Hamp.
den Park association at Springfield, Mass,
September 60, closed Monday with list
of 80 horses. Purses to the amount of
$4,000 are offered, and there will be many
special attractions, including probably,
| "a II horse hautipgc no rapnrl of
the track.
In the third heat of the 1882 race at Sau-
gus, one of the reins of Jack Shepherd,
jr., broke before reaching the first turn,
when going at considerably better than
2:3O clip. His driver f. +. Bass, with
great presence of mind sprung from
the sulky upon his horses back, reached
down, caught him by the bit, brought
him to standstill, tied his rein and jog
ged home.
Shrewd horsemen in this vicinity admit
that they have made few greater mistakes
in late years than that of letting Ken
lucky Wilkes (2:2l1.0 leave this vicinity.
His drst crop of foals, now two years old,
are very promising and held at high
figures. Those that have been trained are
showing themselves worthy descendants
of one of the fastest, handsomest and
gamest sons of the renowned George
Wilkes. CUltirdtOr.
Probably no such string of trotters, all
bred by one man, has ever been seen in
this vicinity, says the CuItirutOr, as Duke
of Wellington, Sweepstakes Starletta,
Greylight and Morelight, bred by a, b.
Darling of New York city, and handled by
H. +. Carpenter. All of these are about
l5.3 hands high, and all except Morelight,
IA very promising tiveyears-Old, can trot a
full mile close to 2:20 now. All are de-
scendants of Kentucky Prince.
Over half million dollars has been in
1
people within the past year. The Hermit
i tage Stud farm purchased the great stall
, lion Wedgeworth, 2:l9, last winter, and
last week Mr.. May Overton purchased a
sucking colt, by Electioneer out of Beau
tiful Bells for $4,000. The blue blooded
2;l9H st. Bell 2:24 Chimes, 2:3315, and
, Bell Boy 2:214. He also purchased a
,. filly, by Jay Gould, from Cleveland gen.
tleman for $1,000
Mr.. 5. w. Parlin, secretary of the New
r England association of Trotting Horse
Breeders, has addressed a card to the
q members i'll which he says: "One of the
4 interesting features of the show will be
: the exhibition of stock by families, and it
is very desirable that all the leading fami.
lies be represented as fully as possible.
Excellent representatives of the Handle
tonian, the Morgan, the Mambrino Chief
and Clay families can be found in all parts
of New England. A general exhibition
and comparison OF these families will be
of great advantage to all breeders and
n must stimulate them to greater efforts TO-
~ ward improving their stock. There will
= be an auction sale OF animals belonging to
members during the meeting. Have you
- any stock which you wish to dispose of at
{ that sale Entries to exhibition and sale
- close September |, 1887. The exhibition
+ will occur at Mystic Park, september - tC
G TO 80 inclusive"
l. Nhltnev of \Villiston who is at DraS.
i ent in Minneapolis writes as follows 81
+ am a good deal interested in the Horse
Gossip articles in the FREE PRESS and
4 TINES especially in those pertaining &c
h local horses. last fall bought of W. II
Il Metcalf of Wllliston our-years-old
l. mare sired by Hoahirds Ethan Allen (No
;, 474) and out of Lady WOODBURY., by
WOODBURY. Pilot (No. 344) She is 1919
+ hands high, rosewood bay, fine style and
+ is registered by the name of Twonnet No
- Z, in volume ~ Wallace's n. L. Register
e c. d. Williams with whom left her in
i May last, writes me that she trotted the
II OF her day on a half-mile sand track dun
bars mile in 2:41, the last half in LIZ.
+ and last quarter in 40 seconds. This is
t nothing Of course very wonderful in these
e.. days of flyers" but pretty good for a
+ new beginner that bids fair to knock OIL
several seconds from that time before
SLOW flies"
y The races of the first day of the New
| nS.and fair Will be for the three minute
:, class, purse $500, q running race dash l..
k miles, purse $50, and Tree tor-all trotting
st lllions, purse $50. a three-year-old anC
T. under race for a purse of $50 will come of
Il Oh the forenoon OF the second day, rs vii
> also two-year-old and under race, half
mile heats for IA parse of like amount. Ii
the afternoon of that day there will be .
+ race for 2;21 trotters, purse $500, drumming
/ half-mile dash, purse 800, 2:35 trottina
r. race, purse $500, and a free for-all pacing
/. race for 5000 purse. In the afternoon Of
:. the third day there will be a race for 2:4(
:. trotters, purse $500, double team race
y for 500, and contest for trotters eligible
D. to the 230 class purse $500 also free-for
all dog race. The entertainment on the
( closing day will consist of six races, foul
II OF which will occur in the forenoon, viz.
II PAP class trotters, purse $3.50 half-milt
is running dash, 500 free-forall four-year
# old trotters, $3.50 In the afternoon the
l., 2:45 trotters will struggle for II purse OF
$500, the whole To close with Il grand
, sweepstakes free-for-all, purse $500.
' : w parlin editor of the department